Neil Gorsuch Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of US Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch. Personal Birth date: August 29, 1967 Birth…
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Atlantic City mayor indicted for allegedly asking his daughter to recant claims that he abused her
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small has been indicted on a witness tampering charge for allegedly asking…
Continue Reading Wisconsin school shooter had 2 guns and got messages from man accused of plotting his own attack
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The shooter who killed a student and teacher at a religious school in Wisconsin brought two guns to the…
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Man charged with mass shooting at Illinois parade loses bid to bar his statements at trial
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A judge has declined to throw out statements made by a man charged with a mass shooting at a parade in suburban Chicago in…
Continue Reading Supreme Court to weigh state moves to cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Wednesday it will consider South Carolina’s move to cut off Medicaid funding to…
Continue Reading Police suspect a Utah father killed his wife and 3 kids, wounded a son, then killed himself
Associated Press Five people were found dead in a Utah home after a man apparently shot his wife and four children before killing himself, police…
Continue Reading Oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments sells for over $5M
NEW YORK (AP) — The oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments sold for more than $5 million at an auction on Wednesday.…
Continue Reading The fate of the first-ever White House Gender Policy Council is uncertain in Trump’s administration
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — During the transition period between President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump, there has been at…
Continue Reading Former New Orleans priest, 93, is sentenced to life in prison for raping boy decades ago
Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A judge sentenced a 93-year-old former Catholic priest Wednesday to spend the rest of his…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi says returning to prison won’t stop her fight for equality
By Christiane Amanpour, Claire Calzonetti, Jaya Sharma and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Iran’s most prominent human rights activist and 2023…
Continue Reading Demolition begins on former Chicago nightclub where stampede killed 21
CHICAGO (AP) — Demolition has begun on a historic downtown building two decades after a stampede at the dance club it housed left 21 dead and…
Continue Reading Endangered whales found entangled in rope off Massachusetts, and 1 is likely to die
Associated Press Two endangered whales have been spotted entangled in fishing gear off Massachusetts, and one is likely to die from its injuries, the…
Continue Reading Egypt’s prime minister briefly pauses a news conference after feeling dizzy
CAIRO (AP) — A government spokesperson says Egypt’s prime minister was forced to briefly pause a news conference after experiencing some…
Continue Reading A Vermont military contractor will pay a $426K settlement for using foreign parts in its products
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Vermont military contractor will pay nearly half a million dollars to settle allegations that it…
Continue Reading Jacob Elordi thinks Paul Schrader’s cinema language in ‘Oh, Canada’ doesn’t take long to learn
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jacob Elordi is suddenly everywhere in Hollywood, so much so that he thinks he must be dreaming. Amid a…
Continue Reading France’s Mayotte cleans up after cyclone, total death toll still unknown
Story by Reuters Mamoudzou, Mayotte (Reuters) — Authorities in the French overseas territory of Mayotte could still confirm only 31 deaths on…
Continue Reading New charges target ex-Miami congressman for lobbying on behalf of sanctioned Venezuelan tycoon
MIAMI (AP) — A grand jury in Washington has returned an indictment against former Congressman David Rivera for failing to register as a foreign…
Continue Reading Caitlin Clark’s No. 22 to be retired during February ceremony at Iowa’s Carver-Hawkeye Arena
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark’s No. 22 will be retired in a ceremony Feb. 2 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Clark finished her…
Continue Reading Sarkozy’s court defeat: a look at the legal cases involving France’s former president
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who said he will go to the European Court of Human Rights, after his…
Continue Reading China and India agree to work on solution to their border dispute in the Himalayas
Associated Press BEIJING, China (AP) — China and India have agreed to work toward a solution to their long-running border dispute in the Himalayas…
Continue Reading Wisconsin’s tight Republican majority sparks hope for bipartisan cooperation
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans will still be in charge when the Wisconsin Legislature returns to work in January but will have…
Continue Reading House Ethics Committee secretly voted to release Matt Gaetz ethics report, source says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee voted in secret to release the long-awaited ethics report into ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz,…
Continue Reading Health officials say Louisiana patient is first severe bird flu case in US
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A person in Louisiana has been hospitalized with the first severe illness caused by bird flu in the U.S., health…
Continue Reading Supreme Court will hear arguments over the law that could ban TikTok in the US if it’s not sold
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear arguments next month over the constitutionality of the federal…
Continue Reading Several children killed in stampede at a holiday fair event in Nigeria, state governor says
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Several children have died during a stampede on Wednesday at a holiday funfair in southwestern Nigeria,…
Continue Reading Jacob Collier enlisted 100,000 concertgoers on his way to more Grammy nods
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Six-time Grammy winner Jacob Collier took an unexpected approach to the final installment of his four-part…
Continue Reading How you could benefit from tax-loss selling this year
The U.S. market gained more than 25% for the year to date through mid-December 2024. That’s a healthy showing by any measure. It doesn’t seem…
Continue Reading Not quite the ‘Girl from Ipanema’, a fur seal’s rare appearance on Rio’s famous beach turns heads
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A fur seal was spotted on Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, attracting attention from locals and…
Continue Reading The Assad regime has fallen. Why are foreign powers still targeting Syria?
By Mostafa Salem and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and his years-long regime have fallen, but the country remains a…
Continue Reading Mauritius wants to rethink a deal with the UK over remote islands housing a key US base
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government says it still plans to hand over a contested Indian Ocean archipelago, which is home to a…
Continue Reading US repatriates 3 Guantanamo Bay detainees, including one held 17 years without charge
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has transferred two Malaysian detainees at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. military prison to their home…
Continue Reading Former Alabama police sergeant gets over a year in prison for beating a jailed man
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A former Alabama police sergeant has been sentenced to over a year in federal prison after pleading guilty in August to…
Continue Reading Russia’s Black Sea beaches flooded with oil from wreck of tankers
By Gianluca Mezzofiore, Billy Stockwell, Darya Tarasova, Anna Chernova and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Long stretches of Russia’s Black…
Continue Reading 2 pilots die in fiery small plane crash into vacant building near Honolulu airport
HONOLULU (AP) — Authorities say a small cargo plane on a training flight crashed into a vacant building shortly after taking off from Honolulu’s…
Continue Reading What Assad’s fall has revealed about Syria’s trade in the stimulant drug Captagon
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s nearly 14-year-old civil war fragmented the country, crumbled the economy and created fertile ground for…
Continue Reading André 3000’s alt-jazz, ‘no bars’ solo album stunned fans. Now, it’s up for Grammys
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — No one was expecting it. In late 2023, André 3000 released his debut solo album, “New Blue Sun.” It was 18…
Continue Reading Nigerians press for solar jobs and electricity, with little success
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — In Nigeria, roughly 85 million people do not have access to electricity. Yet large solar projects that…
Continue Reading Senate passes defense bill that will raise troop pay and aims to counter China’s power
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a defense bill that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members…
Continue Reading EPA grants California authority to ban sales of new gas cars by 2035. Action faces reversal by Trump
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has granted two requests from California to enforce strict standards for…
Continue Reading China has expanded its nuclear force and strengthened ties to Russia, the Pentagon says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon report says China is expanding its nuclear force, has increased military pressure against Taiwan and…
Continue Reading Biden honors the memory of his first wife and baby daughter who died in a 1972 car crash
Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden is remembering his first wife and baby daughter 52 years after they were killed in a…
Continue Reading Teen charged in UK dance class stabbings pleads not guilty to murder
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A teen charged with killing three girls and wounding 10 other people in a stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed…
Continue Reading The last meteor shower of the year peaks a few days before Christmas
AP Science Writer The last meteor shower of the year — the Ursids — peaks Sunday, a few days before Christmas. While usually not as bright as the…
Continue Reading What’s known about the brazen bombing that killed a top Russian general in Moscow
The killing of a senior Russian general in a bombing outside his apartment building in Moscow was the boldest assassination yet of a top military…
Continue Reading Families of hostages endure uncertainty even as hopes rise for a ceasefire in Gaza
Associated Press KIRYAT GAT, Israel (AP) — Ilana Gritzewsky is fighting a battle against time to save her boyfriend from Hamas captivity. While…
Continue Reading 13 die as an Indian navy speedboat crashes into a passenger ferry off Mumbai
NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian navy speedboat has crashed into a ferry carrying over 100 people to a popular tourist destination off Mumbai, killing at…
Continue Reading Survivors recount ‘very apocalyptic’ cyclone that ripped through French territory of Mayotte
Associated Press MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) — They clustered around water taps, rare sources of electricity and each other. Four days after the…
Continue Reading Capybaras take their turn as the holiday season’s ‘it’ animal
Associated Press Writers ST. LOUIS (AP) — Capybaras are having a big moment. The world’s largest rodent is the latest in a long line of “it”…
Continue Reading France’s highest court upholds corruption conviction of former President Nicolas Sarkozy
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s highest court has upheld an appeal court decision which had found former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty…
Continue Reading Democracies across the globe are at a crossroads, as authoritarians seek to chip away at freedoms
Associated Press The past year has been both a glass half empty and half full for the world’s democracies. From Asia to Africa to the Americas,…
Continue Reading Kiran Desai to publish first novel since ‘The Inheritance of Loss’ came out nearly 20 years ago
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new novel from Kiran Desai, her first fiction since the Booker Prize-winning “The Inheritance of Loss”…
Continue Reading Liberia’s parliament building catches fire as anti-government protests enter a second day
Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — The parliament building in Liberia caught fire Wednesday and the country’s president condemned the…
Continue Reading Guantanamo Bay Naval Station Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Guantánamo Bay Naval Station and its detention facilities. Facts The base, sometimes…
Continue Reading Italy’s premier defends her friendship with Musk and asserts her independence
Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni is defending her friendship with U.S. tech billionaire and Trump advisor Elon Musk.…
Continue Reading What Americans think of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his health stances
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The kids seen by Dolores Mejia around suburban Phoenix have been growing heavier in recent years. Their parents,…
Continue Reading Barcelona subway recycles energy from braking into power to charge electric cars
Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona’s subway system is using regenerative braking to help power both its convoys but also…
Continue Reading World’s oldest Sunday newspaper, the UK’s Observer, sold in face of journalistic opposition
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The owner of Britain’s Guardian newspaper has confirmed that it has sold the Observer, the world’s oldest Sunday…
Continue Reading Edmunds: These are the best full-size trucks for daily driving and off-roading
Edmunds Full-size trucks are hugely popular thanks to their versatility and ability to get tough jobs done. This characteristic applies equally to…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Dec. 17: Wisconsin school shooting, UnitedHealthcare CEO, Electoral College, Stock market, Spacewalk
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Honda and Nissan are discussing a possible merger, potentially bringing together two Japanese automaking…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Dec. 17: Wisconsin school shooting, UnitedHealthcare CEO, Electoral College, Stock market, Spacewalk
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Honda and Nissan are discussing a possible merger, potentially bringing together two Japanese automaking…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Dec. 17: Wisconsin school shooting, UnitedHealthcare CEO, Electoral College, Stock market, Spacewalk
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Honda and Nissan are discussing a possible merger, potentially bringing together two Japanese automaking…
Continue Reading How to avoid financial stress during the holiday season
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The holidays are meant to be a time of celebration with family and friends. But they can also bring pressure to…
Continue Reading Accident or homicide? Medical rulings in arrest-related deaths can dictate what happens to police
Associated Press Sitting alone in her car, Jen Dold was crying too hard to drive. She had just received a manila envelope with her brother’s…
Continue Reading China’s CATL is planning a major expansion of battery swapping for electric vehicles
Associated Press XIAMEN, China (AP) — The world’s largest maker of batteries for electric vehicles said Wednesday it will get into battery…
Continue Reading The darker side of the rise of women’s sports: With more visibility comes more online harassment
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As women’s sports set new records for attendance and viewership this year, longtime fans have watched with both…
Continue Reading Andrew Tate can have over $3 million seized from him in tax dispute, British court says
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British court ruled Wednesday that police can seize more than 2.6 million pounds ($3.3 million) to cover years of…
Continue Reading Xi visits casino hub Macao to mark 25 years of its return to Chinese rule
Associated Press MACAO (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has begun a three-day visit to Macao to mark the 25th anniversary of the casino city’s…
Continue Reading Pakistan postpones polio vaccination drive in Balochistan after health workers boycotted it
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities have postponed a polio vaccination campaign in the country’s restive southern Balochistan province…
Continue Reading Middle East latest: Israel orders another Gaza evacuation ahead of an offensive
The Israeli military on Wednesday ordered Palestinians to evacuate another section of central Gaza ahead of an offensive in the built-up Bureij…
Continue Reading 7 foreign tourists hospitalized in Fiji were not poisoned by alcohol or illicit drugs, officials say
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Officials in Fiji say a toxicology report shows seven foreign tourists who were hospitalized after…
Continue Reading Georgia’s outgoing president urges EU to use more leverage to back protesters
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Georgia’s outgoing president wants the European Union to press her country’s pro-Russia government to hold a…
Continue Reading Group says New Jersey toxic waste dumping caused $1B in harm, calls settlement inadequate
Associated Press TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — A Jersey Shore environmental group says damage from decades of toxic waste dumping at one of…
Continue Reading Watch out for ‘leakage’: These are some clues students can look out for to help prevent school violence
By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — To help avert potential school violence, students and staff need to know certain warning signs – and feel…
Continue Reading Animal welfare group says bacterial infection killed Sonia the elephant in Pakistan
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani veterinary surgeons found that a bacterial infection killed an elephant at a safari park in the city of…
Continue Reading Injured spelunker carried to safety in northern Italy after being trapped for 75 hours
MILAN (AP) — An injured cave explorer in northern Italy has been carried to safety 75 hours after she fell while attempting to map an unexplored…
Continue Reading Wisconsin school shooter was in contact with a California man accused of planning separate attack, report says
By Karina Tsui, Jessie Yeung, Amanda Jackson, Michelle Watson and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Unanswered questions remain about a fatal shooting…
Continue Reading UK inflation increase solidifies expectations interest rates will be kept on hold
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the U.K. has risen to its highest level since March. It’s being driven by an increase in fuel…
Continue Reading Russia detains Uzbek national over bomb assassination of senior general
By Anna Chernova, Christian Edwards and Edward Szekeres, CNN (CNN) — Russia said on Wednesday it had detained a man from Uzbekistan over the…
Continue Reading Russia says it has detained a suspect in the Moscow bombing that killed a senior general
Russia’s security service said Wednesday it detained a citizen from Uzbekistan in the bombing that killed a senior general as he left his…
Continue Reading Man convicted of quadruple homicide is put to death in Indiana’s 1st execution in 15 years
Associated Press MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana man convicted of killing four people including his brother and his sister’s fiancé…
Continue Reading Filipina who won a last-minute reprieve from an Indonesian firing squad seeks clemency
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Filipino woman who spent years on death row in Indonesia for drug trafficking, and who was nearly…
Continue Reading As wars rage around them, Armenian Christians in Jerusalem’s Old City feel the walls closing in
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — As the war in Gaza rages, Syria’s government transforms, and the Israeli-occupied West Bank seethes,…
Continue Reading These Brazilian caramel-colored stray dogs were long overlooked. Now, they’re having a major moment
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — For decades, they have scrounged for food on streets across the country — undesired, abandoned and overlooked.…
Continue Reading Community members wrestle with grief in aftermath of Wisconsin school shooting
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Community members in Wisconsin continued to wrestle with grief and called for change in the aftermath of a…
Continue Reading New York prosecutors may have trouble proving first-degree murder charge against Luigi Mangione, legal experts say
By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The indictment of UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect Luigi Mangione on suspicion of murder as an act of…
Continue Reading Musk and Trump are viewed roughly the same by Americans, an AP-NORC poll finds
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk’s attachment to President-elect Donald Trump has created an unprecedented alliance between…
Continue Reading Federal Reserve cuts its key rate by a quarter-point but envisions fewer reductions next year
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday by a quarter-point — its third cut this year —…
Continue Reading China says astronauts completed nine-hour spacewalk, breaking US record
By Lex Harvey and Joyce Jiang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China says two of its astronauts completed a nine-hour spacewalk Tuesday, a figure that…
Continue Reading ‘We’re at this pivotal moment.’ These young innovators are tackling some of humanity’s biggest problems
By Amy Gunia, CNN (CNN) — Tech for Good is a series that highlights students and young people who are designing technology to make our world…
Continue Reading Verdicts are due in the historic French rape trial that turned Gisèle Pelicot into a feminist hero
Associated Press AVIGNON, France (AP) — French judges plan to deliver hugely anticipated verdicts this week in a historic drugging-and-rape trial…
Continue Reading Israel’s borders have shifted throughout its history. Action in Syria may reshape them again
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, entered Syrian territory Tuesday and said Israeli troops would…
Continue Reading US stocks fall sharply and Dow tumbles 1,100 points after the Fed hints at just 2 rate cuts for 2025
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks tumbled to one of their worst days of the year after the Federal Reserve hinted Wednesday it may…
Continue Reading Giannis, Bucks use 3-point barrage to beat Thunder 97-81 for NBA Cup title
AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Everyone has a lucky number in Las Vegas. For the Milwaukee Bucks, it was 3. And the NBA Cup was their prize.…
Continue Reading What a merger between Nissan and Honda could mean for the automakers and the industry
AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Japanese automakers Nissan Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. confirmed Wednesday that they are discussing closer…
Continue Reading 5 family members found dead at Utah home and 17-year-old hospitalized with gunshot wound
Associated Press Five family members including three children were found dead in a home in Utah on Tuesday, and another, age 17, was taken to a…
Continue Reading 1 dead and 9 injured in Baltimore County shooting and fiery car crash
TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Police say a shooting and related fiery car crash in a suburban area north of Baltimore killed one person and injured nine.…
Continue Reading Former radio broadcaster and Australian rugby coach Alan Jones denies indecent assault charges
SYDNEY (AP) — Retired Sydney radio broadcaster and former Australian national rugby coach Alan Jones has denied all allegations after he appeared…
Continue Reading Trump chooses Herschel Walker as US ambassador to Bahamas
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Herschel Walker, the football legend who unsuccessfully ran for a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia, has been chosen…
Continue Reading Rayful Edmond, notorious DC drug kingpin, dies in federal custody at 60
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rayful Edmond, a drug kingpin once believed to control about a third of the cocaine trade in the nation’s capital during the…
Continue Reading Japanese space startup aborts 2nd satellite launch attempt minutes after liftoff
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese space startup says its second attempt to launch a rocket carrying satellites into orbit had been aborted…
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